I don’t know why anyone is surprised by this. So far this has been a terrible spring for SIU Basketball and this guy isn’t drinking the maroon kool aid . He isn’t the only one picking SIU this low. There is still time to get help from the portal but so far we have been the only Valley team not to add a transfer.
This is computer generated rankings based on current rosters as they stand. Obviously SIU is going to add pieces so their ranking is meaningless right now but it shows how far SIU has to go right now.
https://twitter.com/ThePortalReport/status/1653445588963192832
6-4 Senior Guard from Arden, NC. Averaged 17 PPG, 5 RPG, 2.7 APG.
Don't know if there is a helpful relationship between them but Vince Fritz, SIU's director of basketball ops, likely knows Allen from his Kangaroo days. He's the type of player Southern needs, badly.
Mark MJ off the list 👎
Not unexpected for Allick to Nebraska. His sister plays Volleyball there. The common trend across the board in the portal, when a power 5 schools offers, they always take it over a mid major.
Not unexpected, but disappointing none the less. Sounds like he visited, so we were a possibility. We have lost countless portal recruits to date. It's really getting ugly and we are really going to have to pull some rabbits out of our hat to salvage things.Not unexpected for Allick to Nebraska. His sister plays Volleyball there. The common trend across the board in the portal, when a power 5 schools offers, they always take it over a mid major.
@salukiworld Allen would be a great fit for us.
A better shooting version of a guard that chose to leave us. All defensive team (2 steals per game) and avg 17pts. Scored in double-digits in 25 games, including 10 games above 20 points (22pts vs Indiana St). His height would also give us additional length. Let's get this young man!!!
Names I have on my list (in order of contact):
1) DeAnthony Tipler 5-10 Graduate Senior Guard from East Tennessee State...10.4 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.7 APG...Final 5 is SIU, Mississippi State, Bowling Green, Coastal Carolina, Sam Houston State...503rd in EvanMiya's portal rankings
2) DJ Smith 6-0 Sophomore Guard from Little Rock...10.4 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 2.8 APG...1431st in EvanMiya's portal rankings
3) Malik Tidwell 5-10 Junior Guard from D2 Bluefield State...22.6 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.4 APG
4) Terell Ard Jr. 6-7 Sophomore Forward from Presbyterian...7.1 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 1.2 APG...1402nd in EvanMiya's portal rankings
5) Mayoum Buom 6-10 Redshirt Sophomore Center from D2 Emporia State...7.2 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 0.4 APG
6) Kareem Thompson 6-5 Gradate Senior Guard from Oral Roberts...8.5 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 3.0 APG...90th in EvanMiya's portal rankings
7) Kobe Knox 6-5 Freshman Guard from Grand Canyon...5.3 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 1.2 APG...360th in EvanMiya's portal rankings
8) Kevon Voyles 6-3 Senior Guard from Maryland Eastern Shore...12.9 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 0.8 APG...658th in EvanMiya's portal rankings
9) Nick Krass 6-4 Freshman Guard from Oregon State...1.7 PPG, 0.6 RPG, 0.2 APG...1030th in EvanMiya's portal rankings
10) Jarrett Hensley 6-8 Junior Forward from Cincinnati...2.0 PPG, 0.9 RPG, 0.6 APG...Visited this week...731st in EvanMiya's portal rankings
11) Daniel Nixon 6-7 Sophomore Forward from George Washington...2.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 0.0 APG...669th in EvanMiya's portal rankings
12) Parker Braun 6-10 Senior Forward from Santa Clara...7.7 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 2.0 APG...205th in EvanMiya's portal rankings
13) Trey Miller 6-2 Freshman Guard from Incarnate Word...10.4 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 3.1 APG...1469th in EvanMiya's portal rankings
14) Langston Wilson 6-9 Senior Forward from Washinton...1.7 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 0.1 APG...visited 4/28...497th in EvanMiya's portal rankings
15) Shemarri Allen 6-4 Senior Guard from UMKC...17.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.7 APG...440th in EvanMiya's portal rankings
https://twitter.com/dripliketj/status/1650866378667073537?s=46&t=7s0hTttieSER8wqRSA0LoA
5-11 Guard from Dallas, TX. 3 stars that has an offer from Murray State
T'Johnn Brown has appeared as "offered" on our Verbal Commits page.
The Murray State offer was from 2021.
https://www.verbalcommits.com/schools/southern-illinois
https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/tjohnn-brown
Starting to wonder why we don’t have a single player. What could it be?
I wouldn’t think players were staying away because this could be the last year of BM coming up. But I can’t think of anything else.
Supporter of the Fab 4: Scottie Ebube, Foster Wonders, AJ Ferguson & Cade Hornecker.
They’re the ones that can get us where we haven’t been in 15 years.
Starting to wonder why we don’t have a single player. What could it be?
I wouldn’t think players were staying away because this could be the last year of BM coming up. But I can’t think of anything else.
They probably came here to SalukiInsider and realize half of us are nuts.
